Authorities in Pakistan are reporting a
second deadly mosque attack Friday in the country's volatile northwestern
region, a strike that killed four people and injured 18 others.

This follows a fatal blast that killed at least 67 people and wounded more than 80 others in a suicide attack that targeted anti-Taliban members at another mosque in the northwest, said government official Khalid Umarzai.
Both incidents occurred in Pakistan's Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, with the latest taking place during Friday prayers at Salman Khel village on the
outskirts of Peshawar.

Mian Iftikhar Hussain, provincial information minister, said four hand grenades were hurled into the mosque there.

The earlier incident occurred in Darra Adam Khel, about 40 kilometers south of Peshawar, during Friday prayers, a strike claimed by the Pakistani Taliban, which was
Police said the group, known as a peace committee, had formed in the area and the Taliban had targeted some of the members.

Tariq Afridi, a local Taliban chief of Darra Adam Khel, said in a telephone call that the Taliban warned members of local peace committees many
times through letters and calls not to support the Pakistani military.

He said they asked them to dismantle all the peace committees and when they didn't, they faced the result.

"Whoever supports the military will see its results," Afridi said.

Speaking of the suicide attack, Hussain said "the attackers are wild, not human; anything can be expected from them."

"Militants can't be eliminated until the U.S., Afghanistan and Pakistan share information."

The Darra Adam Khel area is an ungoverned region plagued by militancy,
just east of the country's volatile tribal region near Afghanistan.

The impact of the blast brought the mosque roof down. The injured were being treated in Peshawar.

Spokesman of Tehrek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) Azam Tariq has denied involvement of his organization in the two terror attacks on mosques in Darra Adamkhel in Peshawar on Friday and alleged that US and Blackwater were responsible for the dastardly act in which many innocent worshippers were perished and sustained injuries. Azam Tariq, who hailed from Dara Adamkhel, in telephones to news agencies from an undisclosed location, denied that the blast was the handiwork of any Pakistani militant group or the banned TTP.

“It is the work of Blackwater,” Tariq said in reference to the US security firm renamed Xe. Azam Tariq was active in Dara Adamkhel, his native town but was forced to flee the area after military operation and was presently hiding in Taliban sanctuary in Upper Orakzai and working under the direct command of Chief of TTP Hakimullah Mehsud, the successor of Baithullah Mehsud.

TTP’s second in Command Wali-ur-Rehman Mehsud said that Blackwater was behind most of the incidents wherein innocents were targeted. “Blackwater is doing its job of destabilizing Pakistan by targeting Masajids and killing innocent people and putting the blame on the shoulder of Taliban.” Wali also blamed media for its partial behavior. “Most of the calls of responsibility of the attacks were fake,” Wali said. He said through fake calls, Taliban were held responsible for certain attacks which have nothing to do with the objective of Taliban. Wali also urged the media to cover both sides of the incidents and shun its biased policy towards TTP.

Shun the obsessed; Never,EVER trust anyone who is obsessed with religion. Taliban or American Christian Fundamentalist THEY ARE NOT TO BE TRUSTED. The slightest innocent remark & they are at your throat like wolves. More evil has been done in the name of faith than by all the honest criminals of the world. I am not an Atheist but those obsessed by religion of any faith are to be avoided.

More Harm has been done by religion than " All the HONEST criminals in the world". Guy, listen to me, don't breed, don't have offspring for they will inherit half of your last brain cell. Since when are criminals "HONEST"??? You Sir are just full of it. People, these are Americans living in our country who write prolific things as this. WE SHOULD BE PROUD, AND WE WONDER WHAT HAPPENED TO OUR COUNTRY??????

The folly of this WAR is listening to all you COWARDS and your pathetic right wing retard speel. You COWARDS should really try to support the U.S. and their efforts. Remember, Afganistan gave Osama Bin Laden a safe haven after he attacked the U.S. and killed 3000 innocent Americans. Thats what this war is about. This is what happens to you little turd countries who pick on the big boy on the block, you get your @sses kicked. How do you all like your "Jihad" now that you are dying left and right????

Prophet Mohammed: Los Angeles is the city of Angles!!! Why do You think all the Other States follow the way We go??? It is just to bad they don't do it until after We do it!!! Otherwise the Tea Party wouldn't of had a chance... The Problem is They vote first!!!

Dindy: The problem is most of the People are Praying to the wrong GOD!!! There is only one GOD and GOD would never tell GODS Children to Harm any of the other of GODS Children!!! So They must be false GODS if They do that...

All I see is innocents are paying from all their lives. Desire of one man is ruling against God. Bin is living but innocent dies. who the hell is he to rule this world with Bombs. May God rule all over and bring the Justice!!!! Amen.

Keep the bad land called Paki"satan" alive, we will never see an end to this pathetic events on regular basis. US need to stop giving funds to this country which is epicenter of extremism. Terrorism exported in the belief of subduing US into submission like Soviets.

Let's just stop this unnecessary carnage and let the peace process begin,first by getting out troops out of there and secondly by ignoring all these right-wing,war loving nutjobs. But being realistic,I guess that's not going to happen any time soon and that makes me sick!

Will Who ever is using My name with Their junk messages Please stop it!!! I do not like it... Why does who ever runs this Board fix it so People can't use other Peoples names are handles??? Why should I have to change again because of This??? Especially when This is My real name!!!

Dindy: What the Taliban's are doing has nothing to do with Israel and the Palestine's!!! They are two different battles... I think that Bush attacking Iraq had more to do with it than that!!! But the Biggest problem is to many Countries has attacked Them already!!! The People are just now learning that the United States wasn't one of them... Why do You think We are starting to win the War in Both Afghanistan and Pakistan??? The one thing that might even help better... Would be if India would take Their Troops away from the Boarders of both Countries!!!

Dindy: Thanks for Your compliment!!! I usually only get People calling Me names... What everyone has to do is make it so everyone has jobs that they can support Their Families with!!! In order to do that wages would gave to be brought up to the wages of the Countries like England Canada and the US before that could ever happen!!!

WOW, even holy sites are not safe from the Taliban, they just keep on killing their own, allah must be proud. Here is the question of the day, When will Muslims take matters into their hands and kill the Taliban dogs that hijacked their religion?
They are making Islam look horrible and they are killing your friends and family in the name of your allah. Muslims should be ashamed of what is happening in the name of their ALLAH!! Do something and stop sitting on your brains and take action. Its your Islam????

Afghan Taliban == 80's Mujaheddin son's that we supported for their holy war to kick the Russians out Afghanistan.

Pakistan Taliban == Getting supplies / Ammo from Afghanistan. They need to be crushed by Pakistan.

Ronald Reagan administration’s support for the mujahideen (holy warriors) that were fighting against the Soviet forces in Afghanistan. Reagan was determined to make Afghanistan the Soviet Vietnam. Therefore in 1986 he decided to provide the mujahideen with portable surface-to-air Stinger missiles, which proved devastatingly effective in increasing Soviet air losses (particularly helicopters). The war in Afghanistan cost the United States about $1 billion per annum in aid to the mujahideen; it cost the Soviet Union eight times as much, helping bankrupt its economy.

USMC I agree. why not all these Muslims taking action against al-queda. Pakistan government tell they support to fight against al-queda. Yet it is rare that we here they do operations against them. I dont know because I dont see many operations done by Pakistan Army. Yet US helps them a lot. . When looking at picture ..no any human with god can say al-queda worship god 360. This a shame to Pakistan Army.

Larrykegal(US army) Thank you for your posts Sir.
. I agree when you say suicide bomber has no other choice than saving their family. ..I know whoever sent them kill their family if they dont blow off. Yet Pakistan Army is Big enough to finish this problem long time ago.Since 9/11 .long time has passed. US has paid a big price from both money and lives and people in USA have more problems today just like other countries. I understand Afghanistan need support and Taliban should come to an agreement with peace talk and build their country and contribute for people's welfare.
Yet ...Need more support from People in Pakistan and Iraq to prevent deaths of unarmed people.(Government,Army and police only cant solve problems.Citizens has a responsibility too.They must support with intelligence.)Because Cowards never fight face to face?? No one can rule this earth accept God. we can have many Bins, Hitler or anyone. Also.thousand courts , Many religions But only the creator know how to operate perfectly. ,How to cleanse where it is needed through divinity. .

I am upset as many innocents die , become solitary and are in despair. .! We all have become prisoners in the promised land after all. How terrible. May peace of God guide us.!!

It is about time Pakistan, Afghanistan and NATO forces go into these ungoverned tribal areas in northwest Pakistan and wipe out all terrorists in these areas! With the combined efforts they will be eliminated very easy without many casualties!

Afghanistan and NATO forces needs to operate of Afghan side of border & Pakistan needs to fight on their side of the border. NATO forces first needs to take back 80% of Afghanistan that is now controlled by Taliban.

One step in Pakistan border by NATO. 80% of NATO supply route through Pakistan will be shutdown for good. So first think what are we asking for ? We need to get the hell out of Afghanistan with the help of neighboring countries
( Pakistan , Iran , China , Russia, Turkmenistan )

@ S Eanwar- Actually 95% or better of Afghanistan is governed, the problem is most of them are corrupt and many of the citizens do not see them as a legitimate government when they can't take care of basic public services without coalition oversight. We can't expect 9 years of holding their hands to change 10,000 years of "we do it this way because that's they way we have always done it".
What we need to do is start weaning them off of NATO oversight while forcing them to arrest and prosecute the corrupt officials, starting with the worst ones and working our way down. You wouldn’t need to arrest too many before they started falling in line. If that is not done we will never get out of Afghanistan, at least not with a semi-stable government in place.
There are fanatics all over Afghanistan, it shouldn’t be that hard to find one who is fanatic about solving their countries problems. Until the Afghanis take charge and SHOW the people they are sincere, they will not believe in their government, much like many Americans lose faith with the US politicians over things like Hurricane Katrina and the BP\ Gulf fiasco. It’s hard to build something when nobody believes in it.

I wish that this rightwing fool would just quit using my name to post his right-wing mumbo-jumbo!!! Those "victims" will hopefully think twice about accepting bribes from both the I.S.I. and the C.I.A.

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